Chapter 544: Phoenix Soul Essence
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Compared to the necklace Feng Yuanxi gave her, his hairpin was dark and not pleasing to the eye. However, he firmly believed that when evaluating things, one should not judge solely by appearances, and this hairpin was definitely not ordinary.
Gu Qingluan infused her divine sense into the hairpin.
Suddenly, a trace of imprint that was accumulating in her mental realm for a long time moved.
Gu Qingluan couldn’t help but freeze and slightly widen her eyes.
Before she could react, the hairpin in her hand suddenly lit up.
More precisely, it was the radiant red gemstone embedded on it that emitted a brilliant light, and then a beam of red light shot towards Gu Qingluan’s forehead.
Gu Xiaonan was greatly alarmed, “Mother!”
He wanted to stop the red light, but it was too fast, and in the blink of an eye, it dove into Gu Qingluan’s head and disappeared without a trace.
Feng Yuanxi was also worried, but he saw that Gu Qingluan didn’t display any signs of pain, so he stopped Gu Xiaonan. “Mother probably won’t be harmed. Let’s not disturb her.”
Gu Xiaonan calmed down a bit and kept his eyes fixed on Gu Qingluan.
“Xiao Bai, are you sure this hairpin won’t harm Mother?”
“Chirp chirp!”
Xiao Bai shook its head.
“Definitely not. How could a mere hairpin harm Mother?”
Feng Yuanxi reassured him with words while keeping a close watch on Gu Qingluan, fearing that something might happen to her.
In fact, everything had happened very quickly, and Gu Qingluan had only been in a daze for a moment.
She blinked and found herself looking into the anxious eyes of two young faces, her heart melting with tenderness.
She smiled and touched their little faces, saying, “I’m fine. Both of you must have worried.”
“Mother, what just happened?”
Gu Xiaonan lowered his head to look at the hairpin and noticed that the red gemstone had disappeared, leaving behind a hole. He furrowed his brow in confusion.
This hairpin originally had only the gem to make it somewhat eye-catching, but now it not only lost the red gem but also gained a hole, making it look even more unsightly.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have listened to Xiao Bai and bought this hairpin for Mother.
A mother knows her child best.
Upon seeing Gu Xiaonan’s expression, Gu Qingluan immediately guessed what he was thinking.
Gu Qingluan praised, “This time, I have to thank Xiaonan. The hairpin you gave me was a big help!”
Gu Xiaonan looked at her in bewilderment. “Huh?”
The children and pets in the carriage were all very surprised.
“Is it related to the red light just now?” Gu Xiaonan asked.
Gu Qingluan nodded, “That’s right. This hairpin is indeed extraordinary. It’s not made of ordinary wood; it’s made from the sacred phoenix wood, and the red gemstone embedded on it is a fragment of a phoenix spirit soul. Someone sealed the phoenix spirit soul inside the sacred phoenix wood and made it look old, so no one could sense its extraordinary nature. And that phoenix spirit soul is none other than a part of the spirit soul of my contracted life beast, the Blood Phoenix. Although it’s only a part, it’s already quite impressive. I’ve been searching for it for many years, but I couldn’t contact the Blood Phoenix. So this time, it’s all thanks to Xiaonan.”
Gu Xiaonan didn’t expect that the gift he gave would actually be of such great help to his mother. He was immediately delighted, his eyes curving with happiness.
If he had a tail, it would surely be wagging joyfully right now.
He patted the little white fox on his leg and didn’t take all the credit for himself. “Xiao Bai also deserves credit. If it weren’t for Xiao Bai telling me, I wouldn’t have known how extraordinary it was.”
Xiao Bai, feeling comfortable with Gu Xiaonan petting it, made a few chirping sounds towards Gu Qingluan, as if saying, “It’s what I should do; it’s nothing.”
Gu Qingluan was in a very good mood. “Yes, Xiao Bai is also a great contributor. I should reward it properly.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai’s two pointed ears quivered, and its round eyes looked at her with anticipation.
Gu Qingluan was generous and, with a simple motion, took out a bottle of spirit pill from her storage space and gave it to Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai’s eyes instantly lit up, and it held the bottle containing the spirit pill, hiding it in its embrace.
Gu Qingluan also rewarded Gu Xiaonan.
Of course, since Feng Yuanxi gave her a gift, she reciprocated by giving him a present.
Both adults and children, along with their pets, were very satisfied.
This pleasant atmosphere continued until they reached the gate of the Jun Residence.
“Big Sister, you’re back!”
Gu Qin’er had been waiting outside the Jun Residence for some time. When she saw Gu Qingluan getting off the carriage, her face was filled with joy as she hurriedly approached.
Gu Qingluan hide the smile on her face and asked, “Is Miss Fifth Lady Gu looking for me?”